Miami safety Rayshawn Jenkins

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Pros:

Jenkins is a downhill safety who is not afraid to come up and punish the ball carrier. He shows great instincts in reading the quarterback, able to pick up on the eyes and body language. No. 26 has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He has shown the ability to come up as a blitzer and looks comfortable playing in the box.

Cons:

Jenkins doesn’t control his hyper-aggressive tendencies. He is an out of control missile at times when filling the hole. That carries into coverage as well, as he will overreact to play fakes and combination routes. His ability to play in man to man coverage is a big question mark, as he played only in space with liberal freedom to roam for the Hurricanes.

Overview:

Jenkins is a four-year player at Miami, notching nine interceptions and 15 pass breakups during his career. Aggression is his hallmark trait. He is an aggressive player who will come up and be an extra player in the box at the next level. At times he will be wildly out of control and miss the player in the hole, but he makes up for it with a lot of physical plays near the line of scrimmage.

His coverage experience is lacking. Miami didn’t ask him to do as much structured coverage as most safeties in this class.

Jenkins isn’t getting much buzz leading into the draft but he is a capable safety who can fly around and make plays. Jenkins will be an option in the middle rounds for Houston, perhaps as early as the No. 89 pick.

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